Davenport-bed.



No. 893,522. l PATENTBD JULY 14, 1.968. G. J. KJNDEL J; J. B. ANDRES.

DAVENPORT BED.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 23,' 1.907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application lv'ed September 23, 190'?. Serial No. Enigmi. A

To all whom it may' concermf Beit known that we, CHARLES J. Kiimsi; Joint B. Antenne, citizens ci the United "States, and residents oi New York city,

. tain iin rovernents in details of construction,

esnecia lv' the legs ior. sunporting the front jeuge of tne back when the dlaven ortis 1n bed 1 .torn/i, also in the manner of attac ing the bedding' box to the ends of the davenport and in the structure and hanging of the davenport whereby to melee the bedding box readily accessible.v

'lo-this end the invention consists in the construction and combination of parts prac- "t'ically in the form and manner hereinafter lport being indicated in dotted lirios. represents, in vertical section, the manner ci described and claimed.

viii-tine 'accompanying drawings, which conlnlitiite part of this specification, Figure 1 represents, in end elevation, the back, seat and'beddinlg box of the improved davenport, disclosing the linkinechanism for effecting thetransierof the back from one position to the other and the means for attaching the several parte to the end ieces oi the daven- QEort said end pieces eing indicated by roken lines and the bed iormof the deven- Fig. 2

attachment for the legs which support the iront edge oi the back when the davenport is in bed form. Fig. 3 re resents a plan of the link mechanism when t e davenport is in bed form. Fie. e is an end elevation of the back' and seat or the davenport showing modifications in the attachment oi the movable legs. for 'the iront of the bed and also a stop and guides for the link mechanism. `Fig. 5 repre` sents, in vertical section on line 5-5, Fig. 4l, one end of the daveiiport with the link mechanisrn of Fig. 4, the bedding box of Fig. 1 and the seat of Fig.. 6. Fig. 6 represents a vertical. section through the seatand bedding bon seen in Fig. 5, the view being towards the endfopposit'e to that shown in Fig. 5, as indicated by the darts on line ,t5-45. Fig. 7 represcnts in elevation, vertical section and transverse section, the clip for attaching the bedding box to the ends oi the davenport.

Fig. 8 represents, on an enlargedi scale andin 60 longitudinal section, the modified leg seen in Fig. Li.

y ln the drawingsl 8 refers to the end pieces which are preferably united by the bedding Supported upon an box indicated by 9. attached to this box is the scat ortion 10 of the dvenport, and' at 11 is the back portion. ofthe davenport, while the legs for su porting the iront edge oi the back, when in bed forni, are represented at 12. ing the back to the end pieces 8 are indicated et 13 and' 14 respectively, the latter. being curved so as to forni pillow holders.

The davcnport is preferably so constructed that it may be shipped in knock-down condi-I 75` tion; therefore, box 9 is removably, connected to ends 8 in any siiitable detachable manner. This may be done in many ways. in the structure shown, the ends of the box are made to abut squarely against the ends 8 and the end `boards 15 are set in from the ends of the bottoni and sides of the box and, in the recess between the end` boards 15 and the ends 8, are attached, near each edge of ends 8, the clips 16. curved plates, each notched at t e upper end to receive tle shank ci a bolt 17, Whose polygonal head rests in the hollow of the Elate.4 These bolts pass through the endoards 15 and receive thumb-nuts 18. By y90 means of these platesand bolts the ends 8 and-box 9, constituting the real frame of the davenport, are readily assembled.

The seat 10, may be of any desired construction, but it and also the back 11 are 95 preferably upholstered bodies rovided with 4spiral,springs as indicatedA in t e seatin Fig; 6. One practical way for de tahably connecting the seat `to the frame is indicated in Figs. 5 and 6. at each end., is riveted a bracket 19 andto the upper end of each of these brackets is pivoted a support, 20, which passes down through a strap 21, attached to each` end boardl, and

straddles, by a notchedend, a pin or screw 105 projecting from the end board.

The back 11 is attached to the frame by the links 13 and 14. These may be connected directly to the end pieces 8 and to the ends of the back 1l, but preferably arepivoted to 110 The links unit- These cli s consist of To the base frame of the seat, 10o

' to the ends 8 and 'jecting from the link 14 as seen at 24.

bars 22 and 23, rovided with bolt orscrew holes, and readiy attachable, respectively,

cated in Fig. 3"; said bars being let into their respective parts to lessen the space between the back and end piece. To bring the legs 12 into proper position for supporting the front edge of the back, when 1n bed form, and to have them concealed when the davenport is in settee forni, they may be constructed as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. Thereinthey are shown of substantial thickness and have a'reduced upper end by which they are pivoted on the saine ivot as that connecting the swinging end o link 14 to the back. This reduced end projects beyond the pivot and is provided with a transverse slot' in which plays a stud rprohis slot allows of suilicient lay for therleg to take its position behind lin; 13 when the dayen'- port is in settee forni and also to take the vertical, su porti-ng position when the davenport is in}l ed forni. To insure against the foot of the latter position, a stop as 25 may be placed on the back 11. Instead oi" prolonging the leg beyond its ivot the link 14 may be prolonged and s otted andthe pin put in the leg as indicated in Figs. 4 and 8.

To provide against the curved link 14 catching on the end of link 13 when starting the back forward in the conversion of the davenport into a bed, the lower end of link 13 may be produced as indicated in Fig. 1, or guides as 26 may be attached to the ends 8 under the lower ends of links 13 as seen in Figs. 4 and 5. By c'urving the links 13 so that they will'rest against the legs 12 at the pivot of the latter, a back-stop for the back 11 is provided but, inaddition to'this, o r to serve alone for this purpose, a stop as 27 may be attached to each end 8 ,to be engaged by the link 14.

In order to provide a capacious bedding box and to provideior ready access thereto Without detracting lroin the width or appearance of the seat, itis essential to so construct the seat and to so hinge it that i't may be.

swung u easily and without interfering with the baci or.with the contents of the box. Therefore, the hinOe must be as near as possible to the fronttlower corner of the back, see Fig. (3, then there will be no binding or rubbing between the seat and back in swinging up the l'oriner to open the box. Then to prevent the rear edge ol the seat i'roin swinging down into the box, the rear lower corner ol"- theseat inust be dispensed with. This may be done by niaking the base frame ot' the seat narrower and replacing the last row of vertical spiral springs by springs in which thc-spirals are horiztontal, sub:.-zt:x,1\.'riully as inA dicatcd at 1:26.

'ilo prevent the link mechanisms and. swingv the back 1 i, as clearly indileg swinging out too far in theV ing legs from marring the parts between which they pass in the transformation oi the daven ort, ploye The' some suitable/ifa ric, or they may have set into a cavity therein a piece of w'ood Wrapped with fabric, as indicated at 29 in Figs. 4 and 8. A buffer consisting of a tapering block may also be wrapped Withfabric and attached and 8, thereby to avoid any possibility of the upper ends of legs 12 stri :ing the end pieces 8 as the back 11 is swung into settee position.

The invention claimed is z 1f ln a davenport having a transferablel back connected in lace by-links, the combination with the linlis, of a leg at each end of the davenport, `for supporting the forward edge of the back when in bed form, pivoted back tol the trame of the daven )ort and at the sanie side oi' said link as is the link connecting the up er edge of the back to the "frame oi' the avenport, whereby to save space and to` take its place behind the latter link when the davenport is in settee Jform.

2. 1n a davenport having a transferable back, the of the davenport connecting the lower edge of the back to the frame of the davenport, a link at either end of the davenport connect ing the upper edge of the back to the frame of the davenport, and the davenport pivoted to the link connected to the lower edge of the back and at the same side of said lin as is the link connected to the upper edge of the back, thereh bein in the daven ort amd taking its place behind the latter llink when` the davenport is in bed form, said legs being also provided with buffers whereby to prevent inarring or Wearing the parts touched by them.

3. In a davenport, whose back is adapted to take a horizontalposition when the davenport is in bed forni, back, of links connecting it to the body of the davenport, legs, one at each end of the back, for supportiiulr the free edge thereof when in 'bed forni, eacli leg being pivoted to the back by the sanie pivot as is one of said links, and a pin-andslot connection between the leg and its respective link at one side longitudinall f of said pivot, whereby the leg is di rector and its movement limited as the back moved into either of its positions ot' rest.

a davenport, el a bedding box serving as the part of the traine which connects together the end pieces ot the davenport and having to forni l e between the said and' 'the 3 end pieces ot t i davenpor, rhpsattaehed to oi" the davenpi rt wil bin these l the end pieces to each link 14, as indicatedlat 3() in Figs. 4 l

suitable buifers may be em-' le s 12 may be wrapped in to the link connecting the lower edge .of the combination of a link at either end a le(T at either end ot' position between thel back and t e en of the combination with the 4. The combination with thel end pieces of .o

its sides progecting beyond the ends thereoi4 season spaces, and bolts bassin(Y through the ends oi' the box and having hear .s removably fitted to saidclips, for the purpose set forth. .5. "llhe combination with a bedding box.

l near the bottom of the-box to be straddled by vthe ends ol" said supports after the latter y cutaway portion.

have been passed down through the straps.

B. The combination with a bedding box, of an upholstered seat ont away at its rear lower edge, and supports attached to the ends of the box and pivoted to the seat near its upper surface and at the inner edge of the 1. ln a davenpoi't, the combination with the baclgof a bcddin box, a seat forming a cover to the bedding ox, and extending under the lower edge of the back and having this portion out away along its lower edge, brackets attached to said seat and provided with pivots near the forward. lower edge of the' back, and a row of vertically disposed sgrinvs having horizontal spirals located in t e e ge whose lower portion is out away, for the purpose set forth.

8. ln a davenport, the combination with a back, of a beddin box, a seat forming a onepiecc cover to the edding box and extending under the lower edge of the back,v and hinge pivots located adjacent to the lower forward edge of the back, but independently other links.

thereof for connecting the seat to the frame of the davenport.

ln a daven ort, the combination with a back, of a bedc ing box, a seat forming a cover to the bedding box, and extending under the lower edge of the back and having this portion cut away along its .lower edge, and brackets attached to said seat and pro vided with pivots near the forward lower edge of the back,

10. lne davenpo'rt having a l"l'Si'ansferable back, the combination with the links connected to the lower edge of the back and curved to form pillow sup iorts and the links connected to the upper e ge of the back, of guides for directing the orved, pillow'supporting links past the pivotal points of the 11. In a davenport having a transferable back, the combination with. curved, pillowsupporting links of the links pivoted to the upper edge of the back and prolonged beyond their other ivotal point, thereby to lap onto the curved) links and guide them beyond the said other pivotal oints.

ln testimony whereof we liave signed-our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. CHARLES d, KNDEL JOHN B. ANDRES, Witnesses:

OTTO SAUERLAND, f A. L. BURGDORFER. 

